Ray Ruseckas, “West to West West” (2015), pastel o paper, 23″ x 31″. From the exhibit “Close to Home: New Pastels by Ray Ruseckas,” on view at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center thru Oct. 25.
Bennington Center for the Arts
44 Gypsy Lane, Bennington
10a to 5p, Mon-Sun (Closed Mon)
http://www.thebennington.org, 802 442-7158
Thru Dec 20: Impressions of New England. Annual exhibition including scenes of seashores, rolling hills, foliage and New England wildlife, all captured in paint and bronze, Thru Dec 20: Small Works Show, with figuratives, landscapes, cityscapes, wildlife, still lifes and more. Thru Dec 20: The Laumeister Fine Art Competition. Thru December: The Salmagundi Club in Vermont, featured for the first time at the Bennington Center for the Arts.
Bennington Museum
75 Main St, Rte. 9, Bennington
10a to 5p (Closed Wed)
http://www.benningtonmuseum.org, 802 477-1571
Thru Nov 1: Grassroots Art: Inward Adorings of the Mind Outsider, Visionary, and Folk Art by Yoakum, Tolliver, Moses, and Others. Grassroots Art brings together an eclectic selection of objects–ranging from textiles, ceramics and weathervanes to drawings, paintings and sculpture–created by individuals with little or no formal training in art and working outside the framework of the traditional art market. Thru Oct 18: 7 Collaborative Prints: Jennifer Koch and Gregg Blasdel. Our collaborations as printmakers began after participating in a print exhibition that matched various artists to work together as collaborators. During this event we discovered that we had a great energy working together. That was eleven years ago and we have continued to collaborate as printmakers as well as pursuing our individual studio work. Thru Nov 8: People/Places: American Social Landscape Photography, 1950-1980. In a collaborative effort Bennington Museum and Bennington College have selected photographs from the portfolios of Jonathan Brand, John Hubbard, Neil Rappaport, Garry Winogrand, and Lee Friedlander, to present a very special exhibition. Thru Oct 12: 1863 Jane Stickle Quilt. The 1863 Jane Stickle Quilt, created during the Civil War, is one of the Bennington Museum’s greatest treasures. It is comprised of 169 five-inch blocks, each in a different pattern, containing a remarkable total of 5,602 pieces, all surrounded by a unique scalloped border.
Brattleboro Museum & Art Center
10 Vernon St, Brattleboro
11a to 5p (Closed Tues)
http://www.brattleboromuseum.org, 802 257-0124
Thru Oct 25: Threaded Dances: Debra Bermingham. Mist emanating from a snow-covered meadow or obscuring a ridgeline view as it falls down to the river adds mystery to the fields and valleys we call home. Thru Oct 25: Expanded Forms: Rodrigo Nava. Rodrigo Nava begins his sculptural process by creating an enclosed space fashioned from welded steel. His forms are fairly straightforward: a cone attached to a half dome, two intersecting pills and more. Thru Oct 25: Jim Dine: People, Places, Things. This exhibit explores three themes that have preoccupied Jim Dine from his earliest art-making endeavors. From portraits and nudes; to gardens and flowers; to tools, hearts, and robes; and more. Thru Sept 27: Art + Computer Time. In only a few decades, computers have radically altered how we perceive the world, others, and ourselves. Many of us now carry fully functioning computers in our pockets, interlocking all aspects of our lives and vastly accelerating how we process information, communicate, and, ultimately, conceive what is possible. Thru Oct 25: Close to Home: New Pastels by Ray Ruseckas. The hillsides, forests, and glades of the Connecticut River valley are Ray Ruseckas’s stomping grounds and inspiration. Ruseckas renders the changing dynamics of land in all seasons. Opening Oct 2: Shedding Light on the Working Forest. Opening Oct 30: Drawing On, In, Out. Opening Oct 30: Penumbra: Evan Coronis. Opening Oct 30: Boxcars: Railroad Imagery in Contemporary Realism.
The Clark Art Institute
225 South St, Williamstown, Mass
10a to 5p Tuesday thru Sunday
http://www.clarkart.edu, 413 458-2303
Thru Sept 27: Whistler’s Mother: Grey, Black, and White. Whistler’s Mother presents works from the Lunder Collection of James McNeill Whistler at the Colby College Museum of Art as well as from the Clark’s permanent collection. Thru Sept 13: Van Gogh and Nature. Thru Dec 31: Thomas Schutte: Crystal. This site-specific installation at the Clark is the artist’s first full-scale architectural artwork in the United States. It is located on a meadow near the top of Stone Hill, close to the woodland’s edge.
Estey Organ Museum
108 Birge St., Brattleboro
Open weekends thru Oct 11.
http://www.esteyorganmuseum.org, 802 246-8366
The Engine House is located on Birge Street in Brattleboro, Vermont. In the center of the factory buildings, behind the building with the large outdoor clock, is our first gallery of exhibits – a preview of things to come. The Engine House tells what the museum project is about and features exhibits on the Estey Organ Company chronology, their reed organs, pipe organs, and electronic organs, Estey tools, advertising, catalogs, and a special look at musical innovator and Estey employee Harald Bode. The museum features reed, electronic, and pipe organs from our collection, including a “Walk-Through Pipe Organ.” Several new exhibits, organs and artifacts have recently arrived in the Engine House: photos of Estey pipe organs from around the country; “Women of Estey” biographies, both family members and employees; and several organs in excellent condition procured from North Carolina and Indiana.
Hildene Estate
Route 7A, Manchester
http://www.hildene.org, 802 362-1788
About: His father was born in a log cabin and called from the humblest rank in life to preside over our nation during the most momentous period of its history. One generation later, Robert Todd Lincoln, the only child of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln to survive to adulthood, became Chairman of the Pullman Company, the largest manufacturing corporation at the turn of the 20th century. He built his Georgian Revival mansion in 1905 in the scenic village of Manchester. It became home to only Lincoln descendants until 1975, longer than any other Lincoln residence. It is the Great American Story.
Park-McCullough House
One Park St, North Bennington
Open through Oct
http://www.parkmccullough.org, 802 442-5441
The Park-McCullough House is one of the finest, most significant, and best-preserved Victorian Mansions in New England. Park-McCullough House is open for walk-in tours between May and September on Fridays between 10a and 4p. “If you wish to arrange a tour at another time during the season, or a group tour of 6 or more, please call (802) 442 5441 and we’ll be happy to assist you. Group tours, school field trips and private events may be scheduled between March-December. We accept event reservations for The Carriage Barn throughout the year except January and February.”
Southern Vermont Arts Center, Yester House Gallery
West Road, Manchester
10a to 5p Tues-Sat, 12 to 5p Sun
http://www.svac.org, 802 362-1405
Thru Sept 20: Annual Summer Members Show, featuring George van Hook and Christopher Pierce. Sept 26-Nov 8: National Fall Open, juried group exhibition. Nov 14-Jan 3: Annual Winter Members Show.
The Nature Museum at Grafton
186 Townshend Rd., Grafton
http://www.Nature-museum.org, 802 843-2111
Sept 26: Seventh Annual Fairy House Festival. 10a-4p. Join us for a whimsical, and wondrous event! Revel in the spirit of the fairies as sunshine spills over the autumn leaves and the smell of popcorn fills the air. Bubbles will float by as children, parents, and fairy-lovers build fairy houses in the gardens, make crafts, and enjoy face painting.
